‘Devastating acceptance’: Coastal Wellington communities will be forced out
MONIQUE FORD/Stuff Big waves hammered Houghton Bay on Wellington’s south coast on May 22 but, this time, there was no reported damage. The Wellington City Council...
Disney’s Pistol, Neon’s Fear Index among great shows to stream this long weekend
ANGELYNE (TVNZ ONDEMAND) Shameless’ Emmy Rossum plays the eponymous D-list celebrity in this five-part biopic which looks at how she inflitrated pop culture and rose to...
Time to say goodbye: One final Christchurch mission for world’s largest airborne observatory
Joseph Johnson/Stuff The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (Sofia) is a joint project of Nasa and the German Aerospace Centre (DLR). Aviation enthusiasts will be hotfooting...
The Responder: Martin Freeman shines in TVNZ’s latest British cop drama
REVIEW: Former Fargo, Sherlock and Hobbit star Martin Freeman is vocally almost unrecognisable in the BBC’s latest addictive six-part police procedural. Adopting a pitch-perfect Scouse accent,...
Coroner finds Black Power member died in motorcycle accident while likely delivering ‘newly cooked batch of methamphetamine’
Sam Scannell/Stuff The Black Power member died when his motorcycle came off the road in Rotorua back in 2018 (file photo). A prominent Rotorua Black Power...
Former GP avoids jail after letting 57 deer and horses die without feed or water
JOHN KIRK-ANDERSON/Stuff Katriona Cole leaves the Christchurch District Court during an earlier appearance. WARNING: IMAGES OF DEAD ANIMALS A former GP who left more than 50...
Big Blue face kicker conundrum
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers were perfect on field goal attempts this pre-season. While that may sound impressive, it really isnt. Theyve only attemped one field goal...
Ponsonby hall conversion by Jess Britten and Warren Durling has sold
One of Ponsonby’s most significant heritage renovations has changed hands. The former 115-year-old Oddfellows hall in Renall Street, renovated into a family home over the past...
Hui to support $114.5 million strategy to eliminate sexual violence
MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF The Male Room in Nelson hosted the Male Survivors Aotearoa hui at Whakatu Marae on Thursday. Forty different agencies that work with survivors...
Christchurch drink-spiking sexual assault trial postponed to 2023 – years after charges first laid
Iain McGregor/Stuff In 2018, several women alleged to police they had their drinks spiked at popular Christchurch bar Mama Hooch. (File photo) A major trial involving...